The prospective member's name is
submitted to the Board of Directors on a New Member Proposal
Form, through the Secretary.
The Board ensures that the proposal meets
all of the classification and membership requirements of the
club constitution and approves or disapproves of the proposal
within 30 days of its submission. The proposer is notified
through the Secretary of the Board's decision. (NOTE: Until this
approval is granted, prospects should not be informed that they
have been proposed for membership.)
If the decision of the Board is
favorable, the prospective member shall be informed of the
purposes of Rotary and of privileges and responsibilities of
Rotary club membership by way of a Rotary Information meeting. The prospective member shall be asked to
complete the application card, and to give written permission to
publish his or her name and proposed classification to the club
membership.
Prospect's name is communicated to the
club. If no written objections are received by the board within
seven days following the publication of the prospect's name,
that person, upon payment of an admission fee, is considered to
be elected to membership and his or her name is reported to
Rotary International.
If any objection is filed with the Board,
the Board shall vote on this matter at its next meeting. If
approved despite the objection, the proposed member, upon
payment of an admission fee, is considered to be elected to
membership and his or her name is reported to Rotary
International.
Rotary
information for prospective members can be found by clicking
here.
For twenty answers to "Why join Rotary" click
here.
Ready to propose a new
member? Print a Rotary Membership Proposal Form by clicking below.
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